Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number was 46.07 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 46.07 for sunflower seed — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — gross production index number in Northern America peaked at 284.98 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.96, in 1962.
That places Northern America 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.26 | — |
| 1962 | 1.96 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 3.82 | +94.9% |
| 1964 | 2.4 | -37.2% |
| 1965 | 2.72 | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 3.81 | +40.1% |
| 1967 | 9.73 | +155.4% |
| 1968 | 7.66 | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 7.75 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 8.96 | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 22.02 | +145.8% |
| 1972 | 33.18 | +50.7% |
| 1973 | 31.86 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 24.09 | -24.4% |
| 1975 | 46.36 | +92.4% |
| 1976 | 39.34 | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 113.98 | +189.7% |
| 1978 | 156.98 | +37.7% |
| 1979 | 284.98 | +81.5% |
| 1980 | 150.51 | -47.2% |
| 1981 | 173.81 | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 203.05 | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 121.42 | -40.2% |
| 1984 | 144.06 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 120.5 | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 101 | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 99.8 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 69.52 | -30.3% |
| 1989 | 69.97 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 92.28 | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 143.26 | +55.2% |
| 1992 | 99.22 | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 100.59 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 186.65 | +85.6% |
| 1995 | 152.26 | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 134.86 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 139.99 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 202.26 | +44.5% |
| 1999 | 168.94 | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 139.51 | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 133.66 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 102.53 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 109.16 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 79.32 | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 154.02 | +94.2% |
| 2006 | 91.25 | -40.8% |
| 2007 | 115.12 | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 133.95 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 119.49 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 105.7 | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 76.29 | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 107.28 | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 78.27 | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 85.75 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 113 | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 101.25 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 82.99 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 81.84 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 76.75 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 117.48 | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 75.65 | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 109.7 | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 90.2 | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 46.07 | -48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.68 | 1.96 | 9.73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.17 | 8.96 | 284.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.36 | 69.52 | 203.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 142.03 | 92.28 | 202.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.8 | 79.32 | 154.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.91 | 76.29 | 113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.82 | 46.07 | 117.48 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — gross production index number in Northern America?
- Sunflower seed — gross production index number in Northern America was 46.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — gross production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 284.98 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — gross production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.96 in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for sunflower seed — gross production index number?
- Northern America ranks 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.